Environment

An environmental factor that limits crop productivity or destroys biomass is referred to as stress or disturbance.

An environmental factor that limits crop productivity or destroys biomass is referred to as stress or disturbance. Salinity in soil or water is one of the major stresses and especailly in arid and semi-arid regions, can severely limit crop production. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 26 2009 - 7:54am

Environmental factors limit crop productivity

An environmental factor that limits crop productivity or destroys biomass is referred to as stress or disturbance. Salinity in soil or water is one of the major stresses and especailly in arid and semi-arid regions, can severely limit crop production. Sal ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 26 2009 - 9:15pm

BIODIVERSITY OF INDIAN DESERT

BIODIVERSITY OF INDIAN DESERT Amit Kotia and Ashwani Kumar Biotechnology Lab, Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004 INDIA ABSTRACT ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 29 2009 - 10:04am

PRODUCTIVTY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF RAJASTHAN AND ITS USE AS RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY

PRODUCTIVTY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF RAJASTHAN AND ITS USE AS RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY Ashwani Kumar, V.R. Kumar Energy Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center. Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 29 2009 - 10:07am

Watch Venice's Acqua Alta Tomorrow!

Tomorrow morning Venice will sink under a maximum tide predicted to reach 1.30 meters above average sea level. The event will occur at 8.35AM, a time when Venetian residents are in the streets trying to bring children to school or to reach their workplace ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Nov 29 2009 - 3:28pm

Indian target may help negotiations

Indian target may help negotiations The Indian target to curb emissions growth is a positive step that will help the climate negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change. The move increases pressure on dev ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 4 2009 - 10:59am

Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accord

Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accord Buzz Up Share Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Citing steps by India and China and an emerging plan to help developing countries mitigate impacts with $10 billion a year, President Barack Obama ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 5 2009 - 4:57am

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY.

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY. ASHWANI KUMAR AND AMIT KOTIYA Bio-Technology Lab,Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur- 302 004 Engery Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center. Email. msku31@yahoo.com ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 5 2009 - 9:30am

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY.

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY. ASHWANI KUMAR AND AMIT KOTIYA Bio-Technology Lab,Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur- 302 004 Engery Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center. Email. msku31@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: India h ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 4 2011 - 6:54am

Have The Rains Deserted The Sahel?

A  devastating drought, possibly the worst of the last century, is  sweeping through Kenya-- killing children, spreading malnutrition, crippling economies and resulting in the death of livestock and wildlife reserve. Rewind 30 years. Reports on the worst ...

Article - Atreyee Bhattacharya - Dec 7 2009 - 10:29pm